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Dextran

analytical standard, 150,000

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Linear Formula:
[C6H10O5]n
CAS Number:
9004-54-0
NACRES:
NA.24
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
EC Number:
232-677-5
MDL number:
MFCD00130935

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InChI key

FZWBNHMXJMCXLU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C18H32O16/c19-1-5(21)9(23)10(24)6(22)3-31-17-16(30)14(28)12(26)8(34-17)4-32-18-15(29)13(27)11(25)7(2-20)33-18/h1,5-18,20-30H,2-4H2

grade

analytical standard

form

crystalline

analyte chemical class(es)

oligosaccharides

Quality Level

100

Mw/Mn

~1.47

application(s)

food and beverages

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General description

Dextran (mol. wt. 150,000) belongs to the family of neutral polysaccharides, which are recognized as contaminants in sugar processing and other food production industries. These are composed of chains of D-glucose units connected by alpha-(1-6) linkages of varying lengths. They are found as bacterial extracellular polysaccharides and reportedly synthesized from sucrose by beneficial lactic acid bacteria, such as Leuconostoc mesenteroides and Lactobacillus brevis. They are incorporated in bakery products to improve the crumb texture, softness, and loaf volume, as stabilizers and additives in confectionery, flavor extract, icing compositions, beverages including soft drinks, milk, etc.

Application


  • Wound healing hydrogels: Collagen-polyurethane-dextran hydrogels were found to enhance wound healing by reducing inflammation and promoting collagen fibrillogenesis, highlighting dextran′s utility in creating advanced biomaterials for medical applications (Aguayo-Morales et al., 2024).

  • Drug delivery systems: A study on novel dextran bioconjugates for targeted therapy examined their role in enhancing the cellular uptake of antisense oligonucleotides, demonstrating dextran′s critical function in developing more efficient drug delivery systems (Kohashi et al., 2024).

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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BCCP2518
BCCN3020
BCCL4676
BCCM5451
BCCK3704

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Functional polymers based on dextran
Polysaccharide-based Fibers and Composites: Chemical and Engineering Fundamentals and Industrial Applications, 199-291 (2006)
Dextran?the polysaccharide with versatile uses
Bhavani LA and Nisha J
International Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences, 1(4), 569-573 (2010)
Dmitri Simberg et al.
Biomaterials, 30(23-24), 3926-3933 (2009-04-28)
In order to understand the role of plasma proteins in the rapid liver clearance of dextran-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) in vivo, we analyzed the full repertoire of SPIO-binding blood proteins using novel two-dimensional differential mass spectrometry approach. The identified
Elizabeth M Bradshaw et al.
Nature neuroscience, 16(7), 848-850 (2013-05-28)
In our functional dissection of the CD33 Alzheimer's disease susceptibility locus, we found that the rs3865444(C) risk allele was associated with greater cell surface expression of CD33 in the monocytes (t50 = 10.06, P(joint) = 1.3 × 10(-13)) of young
Farwa Sarwat et al.
Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 26(4), 793-797 (2013-07-03)
Leuconostoc are known to produce dextran, which have great commercial importance in chemical, medical and food industry. The present study is an attempt to select the best medium for the isolation of indigenous dextran producing Leuconostoc, measuring their enzyme activities
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Dextran and Polysaccharides Overview

Dextrans are polysaccharides with molecular weights ≥1,000 Dalton, featuring a linear backbone of α-linked d-glucopyranosyl repeating units.

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